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Gehl, Julie; Karl, Rebecca – 1984
These nonfiction, first-hand accounts of the experiences of two young women sojourning in foreign countries offer insights into the cultural adjustments, problems, and rewards foreign exchange students may encounter. A Danish woman recounts her difficulty in readjusting to her home country following a year in Kenya, emphasizing the cultural and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitude Change, Cultural Differences, Cultural Exchange
Featherston, Elena, Ed. – 1994
This anthology contains 48 selections about being a woman of color in the United States. The first section, "The Paradox of Color: Living in an 'Unsane' World," considers the emotional amputations as well as the spiritual powers that are derived from the woman's struggle to "be" in her skin. The second section, "On Becoming 'AdNormal': Finding,…
Descriptors: Authors, Cultural Differences, Culture, Ethnic Groups
Gillan, Maria Mazziotti, Ed.; Gillan, Jennifer, Ed. – 1994
This collection of poems by contemporary poets stretches across the boundaries of skin color, ethnicity, language, and religion to give voice to the lives and experiences of ethnic Americans. The poems address common themes of assimilation, self-perception, and communication. In recording everyday life in the many American cultures, the poems…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Authors, Contemporary Literature, Cultural Context
Slapin, Beverly, Ed.; Seale, Doris, Ed. – 1989
This collection contains poems and stories by Native Americans, articles on American Indian stereotypes and on providing unbiased reading materials for Native American children, and book reviews and bibliographies. In several articles, Beverly Slapin, Doris Seale, and Michael A. Dorris discuss American Indian stereotypes in children's books and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indian Literature
